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Krueger Family Posing on the Porch

Date: 1900
Description: Charles Goetsch and Krueger family. Rexford Krueger (on lawn), August Krueger, Edgar (on lap), with William Krueger, (holding cane), Charles Goetsch (looki...
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Peter Lagacy Family

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Description: The family of French-Canadian immigrant Peter Lagacy, posing with produce, including a large cabbage, potatoes, and carrots, in front of their log farm hom...
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Increase A. Lapham

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Description: Formal portrait of Increase Lapham sitting in a chair.
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Pioneer Home of Nels Wickstrom

Date: 1891
Description: This is a family photograph of Nels Wickstrom with his wife Anna (born Anna Stoel) and their children in front of their log home. The oldest child, wearing...
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Major George Bill

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Description: Seated carte-de-visite portrait of Major George Bill, 7th Wisconsin Infantry.
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Julius Porter and Lucretia Wait

Date: 1909
Description: Julius Porter Wait and his wife, Lucretia Melvina (Mosher) Wait. He has a beard, and is sitting on a chair, wearing dark work clothes and tall, loose boots...
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Wisconsin State Capitol Interior — Assembly Detail

Date: 03 15 1899
Description: Detail of the Assembly Chamber photograph focusing on the journalists seated near the front of the room. During the 19th century, coverage of Capitol news ...
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Wisconsin State Capitol Interior — Senate Detail

Date: 1899
Description: Detail of several senators. The Senate was less crowded than the Assembly because of its small numbers, allowing a better glimpse of the floral carpet and ...
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Wisconsin State Capitol Interior — Assemblyman

Date: 1909
Description: Otto Onstad, a newly elected assemblyman from Dane County, in the newly constructed Assembly Chamber of the present Wisconsin State Capitol. He is sitting ...
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Milwaukee Panorama Artists

Date: 11 1887
Description: Group portrait of German painters relaxing in the studio of the American Panorama Company, during a break from painting the Jerusalem cyclorama depicting t...
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Family at Board Fence

Date: 1875
Description: Family posed at board fence of brick house. Two woman, one holding a parasol, are standing in front of the fence on the left near the gate. Two men are sta...
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William Bullock Family

Date: 1872
Description: Group portrait of the William Bullock family, a group of eleven adults and children in front of an ivy covered wall.
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Portrait of Reverend Andrew L. Dahl

Date: 1910
Description: A studio portrait of the Reverend Andrew L. Dahl, minister in the Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church, from around 1910. Dahl was born in Valdres, Norway...
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Mose Bone Sample Room

Date: 1900
Description: Men at the Mose Bone Sample Room. Two men are sitting on chairs on the porch in front. A male dwarf is walking on the board sidewalk in front of the saloon...
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Edward G. Kneeland

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Description: Full-length carte-de-visite portrait of Edward G. Kneeland of Shullsburg, Wisconsin, a member of the 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 15th Army Corps Band.
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Lt. James B. Pond

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Description: Three-quarter length standing portrait of Lieutenant James B. Pond (later Captain) of Company H, 3rd Wisconsin Cavalry (Reorganized; from original Company ...
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Phillip Gross

Date: 10 29 1913
Description: Waist-up seated studio portrait of Phillip Gross, Milwaukee company president. He has a newspaper in his lap.
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William L. Jones

Date: 10 02 1914
Description: Waist-up seated studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of William J. Jones, Milwaukee company president.
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Anson K. Mayhew

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Description: Three-quarter length seated studio portrait of Anson K. Mayhew, Milwaukee lumberman and manufacturer.
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Sebastian Gebhard Messmer

Date: 10 24 1913
Description: Three-quarter length seated studio portrait of Sebastian Gebhard Messmer, Milwaukee Archbishop.

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